We are an award winning music education agency & lead partner for the Bournemouth & Poole Music Education Hub. With a partnership network of schools, local music providers, National Portfolio Organisations & independent practitioners, our work enables children & young people to experience, develop, progress & perform through music & the wider arts …
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SoundStorm and Charanga – Building Musical Schools in Bournemouth and Poole
Posted on: 22nd June 2018
At SoundStorm we are always looking for new ways to support our music teaching colleagues. We are delighted to announce our newest partnership with Charanga – enabling all member primary, infant and SEN schools to access the full Musical School programme for FREE. As part of 18/19 membership, we have pledged to provide all KS1,...
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Orchestral Evolution: Revolutionary Pop-up Orchestra
Posted on: 19th April 2018
Orchestral Evolution was an original Hub project and brand new commissioned score for a revolutionary ‘pop up orchestra’, that welcomed all instruments and all abilities. The score was created by renowned boundary breaking composer, Hub Partner and guitarist Chris Woods (Chris Woods Groove Orchestra) Students from every type of school ensemble traditional or contemporary, from orchestras...
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News
Meet a musician: Ric Flo, Rap Artist
Posted on: 11th June 2018
Ric Flo is a rap artist and creative director of the hip-hop collective Jungle Brown. Ric uses the art of rap to empower foster children through telling his story in foster care and using his life experience to help them unleash their creativity. SoundStorm is proud to partner with Bournemouth Council’s Looked After Children team....
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The value of taking part in a music workshop
Posted on: 9th May 2018
Last week, we were joined by Sally Aiko, a student from Swanage School, who spent the week with the team finding out more about what we do as a Music Hub. Having recently attended the Broadstone Music and SoundStorm ‘String Orchestra Day’ we asked her to blog about the day Getting up at 7am in...
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Events
Cultural Education Matters
Date of event: Friday 8 June 2018
On 8 June 2018, our sister agency Wave, in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth, is hosting a FREE mini conference, entitled.. Cultural Education Matters Exploring the critical role arts and creative subjects should play in school curricula The event, which will take place at Arts University Bournemouth (8 June 2018: 10.30-1300) will reflect on recent announcements...
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African Drumming in Bournemouth Lower Gardens
Date of event: Sunday 20th May
Cheikh Diop, West African musician and dancer, of Afric’Arts created a one-off mass African Drumming band in the Bournemouth Lower Gardens on Sunday 20th May, as part of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s 125 year celebration. Applications to take part have now closed.
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Just wanted to say how much my son loved performing today and to thank everyone. It was really uplifting!
Parent and Audience Member, Drumming in the Gardens
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